Noun: anticoagulant ,an-tee-kow'ag-yu-lunt
- Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
"Warfarin is a commonly prescribed anticoagulant";
- anticoagulant medication, decoagulant
Derived forms: anticoagulants
Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Encyclopedia: Anticoagulant